Re: James

Feel like I should be into James, but ain't for some reason. If you went through the CD case piles I threw out yesterday, then you know I'm all up in the brit poppiness thang. Dunno, just don't work for me.

Not to be a complete butt-troll, but rather have James Husband instead. Is that possible to swap em on request?

Re: James

Thank you for pointing out their amazing last couple of albums. They are the most underrated band at Coachella this year. I once heard of them referred to as "the best band that noone has ever heard of." Truer words never spoken. I saw them open for the Cure in England in '91, supporting Laid in 90 something and supporting their last two albums more recently and I can honestly say that they put on one of the best live shows I have ever seen.

Re: James

Originally Posted by Ofblakely

Digging their second album Strip-Mine and Whiplash. I put on Laid but I was not as into it as these other two. I'm really feeling these guys but I don't think I've found their best album yet. Where to next guys?

Re: James

the best thing about james is that they can play a festival or a club ... I've seen them in both.

For Coachella I'm hoping for set list inclusive of Sit Down, Born of Frustration, Sometimes and I can't ignore the radio hit Laid.

But there's a more intimate quality to the band which may or may not come through at Coachella. I'd point to songs like Protect Me, Waltzing along, Don't Wait That Long and even songs from the most recent record like Kaleidoscope and Got The Shakes.

Hopefully we'll get a nicely mixed set but festival sets seem to be heavier on the former described material.

Re: James

I'll be at their show for sure tonight. Kind of weird that another British band (Radio...something) will be playing down the street in the basketball arena at the same time, while James will likely be playing to a half-full small venue that a band like We Were Promised Jetpacks easily sells out.

Re: James

Originally Posted by SSFCPea

I'll be at their show for sure tonight. Kind of weird that another British band (Radio...something) will be playing down the street in the basketball arena at the same time, while James will likely be playing to a half-full small venue that a band like We Were Promised Jetpacks easily sells out.

Re: James

Their show was really awesome last night. They played about half hits and half deep cuts/newer tunes. They left "Sit Down" out of the setlist though, and I'd be lying if I said that didn't piss me the fuck off. If they don't play it at Coachella I might just lose my shit.

Re: James

I guarantee they play Laid at Coachella. They're gonna pack in all of their hits into a 50 minute festival set. Apparently they're just making a point to play songs they left out of their last tour on their normal gigs this time around.

Re: James

Laid is their most successful song in the states. You're out of you mind if you think they'll skip it at a festival like Coachella. And if they do skip it, then they are clearly out of their minds.

Pretty douche-y maneuver on their part, if true. It's one thing for Radiohead not to play Creep since they've had sustained success for 15+ years. It's another for a band still playing clubs after all these years not to play by far their most well-known song. I remember a Lou Reed show a bunch of years ago and right before "Walk on the Wild Side" he said, "This song kept food on my table through some lean years, so of course I'm gonna play it."

Re: James

Originally Posted by grichsgang

Pretty douche-y maneuver on their part, if true. It's one thing for Radiohead not to play Creep since they've had sustained success for 15+ years. It's another for a band still playing clubs after all these years not to play by far their most well-known song. I remember a Lou Reed show a bunch of years ago and right before "Walk on the Wild Side" he said, "This song kept food on my table through some lean years, so of course I'm gonna play it."

But if he's coming out and saying something like this:

Originally Posted by SSFCPea

Their singer said last night, "I feel sorry for anyone who showed up just to hear 'Laid,' because I don't see it on our setlist!"

It doesn't seem to me like they give a shit about appeasing their casual fans. And because they haven't sustained success like Radiohead would make me think that gives them LESS a reason to play the song, out of disappointment that the United States treats them like a one hit wonder.

Though, there is a much better chance of them playing "Laid" than of Radiohead playing "Creep." That's for sure.

Originally Posted by canexplain

I try to be politically pc more than most here: As a dude, anyone who could put a shark up a gals pc body, is pretty creepy, different and interesting. Just saying big time ..... cr****